Effect of teachers’ transfer on pupils’ academic performance in selected primary schools in Tororo district, Uganda.
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2024
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Busitema University
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Globally teaching is considered a relatively large occupation. The high rate of teacher mobility impacts negatively on school performance for it disrupts the stability and continuity of teaching. The consequence of these unfavorable transfers has been an inequitable teacher distribution in schools and regions which has direct effect on the performance of pupils in primary schools. The Purpose of this study was to establish the effect of teacher transfer on the performance of Selected Primary Schools in Tororo District in Uganda. The study sought; to describe the teacher transfer characteristics; to determine the underlying reasons for teacher transfer requests and to determine the extent to which teacher’s transfers affect the quality of Education in Primary school. The Human Capital Theory guided the study and a Survey design was adopted targeting 91 teachers and head teachers drawn from selected primary school in Tororo District using both systematic random sampling technique and purposive sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The findings revealed that teacher mobility in the selected primary school in Tororo District was mainly of the transfer type, hence, implying the selected primary school in Tororo District were not losing teachers to other professions, but that teacher movement was from one school to the other with in the district. Members of the teaching staff did not experience much conflict amongst themselves while at work as much as they did with the school management. This emerged as the greatest motivator for teacher transfer. However, poor staff motivation was also contributing to the desire for transfer. Increased workload experienced when a teacher left the school with delayed replacements were also great contributing factors for teacher transfers in selected primary school in Tororo District. This compromised the quality of education and at times prompted the Pupils’ to complain to the management. It was therefore recommended that; the education office in the area needs to be considerate during teacher placement so as to suitably place teachers where they can be most productive and settled to avoid transfers; the schools management approaches to staff- management conflicts need to be improved to check growing teacher frustrations and desire to leave the Schools; there is need for more information sharing among the stakeholders on the developments in teacher retention and transfer requests by schools so that the suitable can be made in good time. It is further recommended that more research should be done on; the impact of devolved government’s policies on teacher mobility and; the effect of School Management Committee structure on provision of quality education in Selected Primary Schools
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Odongo, P. (2024). Effect of teachers’ transfer on pupils’ academic performance in selected primary schools in Tororo District, Uganda. [Research report]. Busitema University.